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ThedifferencesoftablemannersbetweenChinaandWestBackgroundArrangementofseatTablewaresFinisheatingAtmospheresConclusionBackgroundWiththedevelopmentofglobaleconomy,cross-culturecommunicationhasbecomemoreandmorefrequent,andthedifferencesbetweenChineseandwesternculturehavebecomemoreobvious,especiallythedifferencesoftablemanners.ArrangementofseatinchinesewayInChina,peopleusedtousethenumberofthetablestodefinethesizeofbanquet（宴会）.Insmallbanquetswhichhavetwotables,thetableontheleftorfarthertotheportal（大门）isthetoptable.Atbiggerbanquetsthathavethreeormoretables,therulesaremuchmorecomplicated.Generally,seatsthatclosertothetoptabletakeprecedence（优先）.Forexample,ontheweddingparty,familymembersofthebrideortheleadershipsarearrangedtothetablethatclosesttothetoptable.Hostsshowtheirreverences（尊严，尊敬）totheguestsbyarrangingseatsbythisway.Sobeforethebanquet,hostsshouldfirstinvitethechiefguestorelderstothehonorseat,andtheninviteothergueststothesecondhonorseat.Hostssitdownontheinferiorseatsafteralltheguestssitdown.所以Westernpeoplepreferlongtabletoroundtablewhenentertainingfriends.Thehostandthehostessseatatbothendofthetable,whileguestsseatatotherseats.Thechiefguestsitsattheupperrightsideofthehostess,andthewifeofthechiefguestseatsattheupperrightsideofthehost.InChina,leftishonorandrightissecondary.Whileinwestern,rightishonorandleftissecondary.Theproperwaytotaketheseatinwesternistositbythelefthand.Itisbetternottowalkoutbeforethebanquetisfinished.ChineseChinesetablewaresinvolvechopsticks,smalldish,bowlandglass.Chopsticksandspoonarealwaysputtogetherontherighthandoftheplate.Toothpickandashtrayarealsonecessary.ChopsticksarethemaintablewaresinChinesefoodculture.Itisimpolitetousechopstickstocleantooth,orpickotherthingsthataren’tfood.Itisalsobadmannertotalkwithchopsticksinhand.Therightwaytousespoonis:scoopthefood,andwaitforsecondstomakesurethatthesoupwillnotsplashout,andthenmovethespoonback.Itisimpolitetoputthespoonintomouth,orlick(舔)thespoonoverandoveragain.western•Inwesternmeals,theyusesomuchtablewareswithdifferentkindsandsizes.theuseoftablewaresalsoshowsdifferentfoodcultureindifferentcountries,themaintablewaresinwesternareknives,forks,spoons,glassandnapkin.knifeisusedtocutfoodandforkisusedtocarryfoodintomouth.duringthedinner,youshouldputthemonbothsidesoftheplate,andknifeandforkshouldbeputinthewaythatlooksliketheChineseword“八”.youcanalsousetheminawaythathandleknifeinyourrighthandandforkinthelefthand.Soupspoonisalwaysputontheoutermostrightside,togetherwiththeknife.Dessertspoonisputtogetherwithdessertknifeandfork.NoisyandquietisthemaindifferentoftableatmospherebetweenChineseandwestern.Chinesetableatmospherealwaysnoisyandalwaysthenoisierthebetter.Whilewesterntableatmosphereisquiet.Peoplebegintotalkatthetimetheysitdown,andtheywouldkeeptalkingduringthewholedinner.Everybodyatthetabletalking,drinking,eating,andenjoyingthepulsating(活跃的)atmosphere.Noisyatmospherecanreflecttheguests’happinessfromtheirhearts.InchinaWesternersalsotalkattable,buttheytalkquietlyandkeepthevoiceatthestagethatcanonlybeheard.Youcannotmakenoiseswhendrinkingsoup.Chewingwithyourmouthclosedanddonotmakingnoiseswheneating.InwesternAtChinesedinnertable,aftereating,thechopsticksshouldputorderlyattherightsideofthebowl,andleaveafterthehostsignalstoleave.Hostsshouldsignalafteralltheguestsputdowntheirchopsticks.Atwesterndinnertable,thewaystofinisheatingistoputtheknifeandforktogetherontheplateparallel,withthefork’sbacksideupandtheknife’sedgeinside.ConclusionThroughcomparingthetablemannersofChineseandWesterncountriesandkeepingpacewiththechangingworldcanbemoremeaningfultoallpeople.Everycultureintheworldisequal,Weshouldavoidusingourownculture,moralityandvaluetojudgeforeignculture.Weshouldtreatforeigncultureobjectively.